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Thursday 22 October 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see clients continue stockpiling
Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see their downstream clients including distributors stockpile aggressively, and plan to raise their quotes to constrain demand, according...
Thursday 22 October 2020
A major IC industry cluster formed in southern Taiwan
One of the world's main IC industry clusters is being formed at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), where TSMC operates its major manufacturing site for 5nm process technology...
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Taiwan September export orders hit record
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$50.03 billion in September 2020, increasing 10.0% sequentially and 9.9% on year to hit the highest-ever monthly level, according...
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Blockchain to add US$1.76 trillion to global GDP over 2021-2030, says PwC Taiwan
PwC Taiwan has published a report predicting blockchain technology will add a total of US$1.76 trillion to GDP of all countries around the world during the 2021-2030 decade.
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan PCB makers gearing up to enter Tesla supply chain
Tesla is on track to ramp up EV production at its assembly plant in Shanghai, China, and Taiwan's PCB makers are gearing up to seek a bigger presence in the components supply chain...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Equipment makers optimistic about demand from passive component sector
Equipment suppliers are optimistic about demand coming from the passive component sector, where leading players including Yageo and Walsin Technology have plans for capacity expans...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan HDI PCB suppliers diversifying target markets
Taiwan-based HDI PCB suppliers have put increased focus on their offerings for non-handset applications, looking to diversify their target markets, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan ODMs gain entry into EV supply chains
Fast growing development of electric vehicles (EVs) has opened up business opportunities for Taiwan-based IT ODMs, with Quanta Computer and Wistron having entered the supply chains...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Europe-Taiwan smart manufacturing supply chain matchmaking webinar to take place on Oct 29
The Europe-Taiwan Smart Manufacturing Supply Chain Application Sharing and Matchmaking Event is holding a webinar on October 29, 2020, 2:30 pm (GMT+8) to share latest use cases and...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan IC design houses gearing up for 5G smartphone market boom
Taiwan-based IC design houses are gearing up for a boom in 5G smartphone shipments starting the fourth quarter of 2020, according to industry sources.
Monday 19 October 2020
China PCB makers poised for new stage of competition with Taiwan peers
With Taiwan sustaining its firm leadership in the global PCB industry, China has been fast catching up due to its heavy capital expenses over the past five years, and PCB makers in...
Monday 19 October 2020
Taiwan IC backend service firms ramping wire bonding capacity
The current tight wire bonding (WB) packaging capacity at Taiwan's IC backend service firms is likely to last beyond the first quarter of 2020 thanks to strong demand from analog...
Monday 19 October 2020
TSMC as top HPC foundry to benefit Taiwan ABF substrate vendors
TSMC as a top-choice foundry partner for HPC (high performance computing) chips vendors will significantly benefit Taiwan suppliers of ABF substrates for processing such chips, according...
Monday 19 October 2020
Taiwan high-tech industries keen to use green energy, says SEMI Taiwan president
The year 2020 is a milestone in use of green energy by Taiwan's high-tech industries, according to SEMI Taiwan president and SEMI chief marketing officer Terry Tsao.
Friday 16 October 2020
Wistron to set up 3rd R&D office in southern Taiwan
Wistron on October 15 announced the establishment of an R&D office in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, its third R&D office in the city.